LYRICS
Dear Diary
Today I stopped at a shop
I’m so angry
Next time I’ll wait for prime-rate
Late delivery
It’s triggering fits to recall
I followed all the painted arrows
I was completely six-feet sterile
Except for once
Cause the aisle was narrow
A mother bear with her cub
Glared at me appalled
Everybody thinks they’re a saint
Everybody thinks they’re in the right
I can’t compete, can’t complain
I’m just trying to sleep at night
In my PJs
I keep drafting an update to back-space
Never safe to engage in the first place
Why would anybody try?
In my room, all alone, I hear them
They accuse me of suffering delirium
I have done nothing wrong
Yet I fear them
So I shutter the blinds
And allow my phone to die
Everybody thinks they’re a saint
Everybody thinks they’re in the right
I can’t compete, can’t complain
I’m just trying to sleep at night
Awake or woke
It’s not a joke
You gotta be fast
React to all the facts
Keeping two fingers crossed
Behind your back
For all to see
You gotta be an insomniac
Claim you’re not religious
Blame it on the bigots
Stand up, but don’t stand out
Take a little stance
But baby, don’t get canceled
Leave no trace
Relieve no doubts
Rise up, rise up
Why are you sleeping?
Rise up, rise up
Why are you sleeping?
Rise up, rise up
Why are you sleeping?
Rise up, rise up
Why are you sleeping?
SONG CREDITS
Carly Kotula: vocals
Phil Hodges: piano
Michael Minkoff: drums and percussion
James S. Smith: electric guitar
Matt Combs: strings
Meredith Moore: French horns
Peter Martin: trumpets
Adam Higgins: bass guitar
ALBUM CREDITS
Music by Carly Kotula
Lyrics by Carly Kotula and Michael Minkoff (Why Are You Sleeping?)
Produced by James S. Smith and Michael Minkoff
Composition and Orchestral Arrangements by Phil Hodges
Executive Produced by Charlie Mudge and Carly Kotula
Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by James S. Smith and Michael Minkoff at Clubmen Studio in Blairsville, GA
Photography and visual concept by Pat Kotula
CD layout and design by Carly Kotula
Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering
Additional lyric consulting by Michael Minkoff and Jo Littin
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